# Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum: Rice + Arbutin

Brightening serum, 30 ml, with Alpha-Arbutin and Niacinamide on the ingredient list.

- Brand: Beauty of Joseon
- Product: Glow Deep Serum: Rice + Arbutin
- Price: $16.99
- Availability: Out of stock
- Size: 30ml
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- EAN (barcode): 8809738312728
- Category: Serums & Ampoules

## Key benefits

- Rice bran water, entry one, ahead of water
- Alpha-arbutin declared at 2 percent, entry seven
- Niacinamide follows directly at entry eight, back to back with the arbutin
- Panthenol and trehalose carry the comfort side of the formula
- Evening-only recommended: alpha-arbutin is heat and light sensitive, per the brand's own instructions

## How it works

Dullness and dark spots are two different problems that usually get treated as one; this serum answers them from adjoining positions on the list. Rice bran water is entry one, ahead of even water, and alpha-arbutin, declared at 2 percent, sits at entry seven with niacinamide following directly behind at entry eight, the same brightening lane back to back. Panthenol and trehalose carry the comfort side further down. Beauty of Joseon recommends evening-only use, since alpha-arbutin is sensitive to heat and light; use it at night and let sunscreen carry the daytime half of the routine.

## How to use

1. Use it after toner, twice a day, before the moisturizer that follows it.
2. One or two pumps for the whole face, smoothed on while skin is still damp from toner.
3. In the morning, put your sunscreen on over the top as the last step of the routine.
4. Do not run it alongside a second brightening serum; one tone step in a routine is enough.

## Ingredients

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water, Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Alpha-Arbutin, Niacinamide, Methyl Gluceth-20, Panthenol, Polyglycerin-3, Trehalose, Glyceryl Glucoside, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, Disodium EDTA, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Sorbitan Isostearate, Glucose, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Seed Extract, Vigna Radiata Seed Extract, Zea Mays (Corn) Kernel Extract

## FAQ

### Where does alpha-arbutin sit on this serum's ingredient list?

Alpha-arbutin is the seventh ingredient, following the rice bran water base, water, and the glycol carriers. Niacinamide follows directly behind it at position eight, which reads as a deliberate pairing rather than two unrelated actives.

### Why does Beauty of Joseon recommend using this serum only at night?

The brand's own instructions recommend evening use because alpha-arbutin is a light- and heat-sensitive ingredient. Using it at night, then following with sunscreen in the morning, is the pattern most Korean brands recommend for this class of brightening active.

### What is the base ingredient of this serum?

Rice bran water is the first ingredient, ahead of plain water, which makes it the structural liquid of the formula rather than a marketing flourish. Panthenol and trehalose follow further down the list to carry the comfort side alongside the two brightening actives.

### Does this serum contain fragrance?

No parfum or fragrance ingredient appears on this serum's own ingredient list. The formula is also alcohol-free, which suits skin that reacts to drying or scented brightening products, and any scent you notice comes from the botanical extracts themselves.

### How can I confirm this is the authentic Korean-market Beauty of Joseon formula, not a US reformulation?

Beauty of Joseon verifies its products by sourcing chain rather than a scan, because the brand has retired its own QR verification and is phasing out its authenticity seal. Your unit arrives with its Korean-market barcode and batch code intact, not swapped for an export label, and we publish exactly where we buy. That intact packaging is the record the brand itself points to now that its earlier scan-based check is gone.

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